Principal Architect

General Datatech, LP; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

General Datatech, LP in the United States seeks a Principal Architect to set the architectural roadmap for Managed and Professional Services. You will drive end-to-end solutions aligned to client needs, balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategic goals while guiding data, networks, cloud, and security initiatives.

This role requires deep enterprise-architecture expertise, strong stakeholder communication, and the ability to translate business strategies into scalable, measurable

Qualifications

• Must have extensive enterprise architecture experience across data, networks, applications, and security.
• Ability to translate client strategies into scalable, measurable technology solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight for end-to-end architecture across managed and professional services.
• Guide and mentor other architects and delivery teams.
• Oversee, improve, and update enterprise technologies, tooling, and licensing.
• Communicate complex architectures to C-suite and client leadership.
• Ensure alignment with business goals, budget, and schedule.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Communication

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Problem solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in CS / MIS / IT / Security

Tools

Cisco Certifications

NetApp Certifications

Fortinet Certifications

Juniper Certifications

TOGAF / Enterprise Architecture certifications

Job description

Join GDT and be part of a dynamic team where innovation meets excellence! At GDT, our employees are the cornerstone of our success. GDT offers a people-first culture focused on inclusivity, growth, and innovation. Employees have access to career development opportunities, cutting-edge technology, and a collaborative environment. Employees are empowered to make a meaningful impact and are recognized for their contributions. As a global IT services company, we prioritize attracting, empowering, and retaining top-tier talent dedicated to delivering exceptional results.

Job Summary

The Principal Architect will facilitate the establishment and execution of the architectural roadmap for Managed and Professional Services. The Principal Architect will drive solutions that fulfil GDT client needs and align with GDT's vision and strategy. They will create custom solutions only when required. They apply business strategy while driving technology and IT strategy, balancing short-term and long-term client needs to ensure that the architecture can scale and evolve accordingly. They leverage an end-to-end approach by connecting all the pieces of data to deliver solutions while leveraging all available assets. They provide advice, guidance, direction, and authorization to carry out major plans and procedures to ensure schedule attainment, design and process adherence, and performance and budget targets are met. Their primary focus is on building end-to-end objectively measurable technology and IT solutions, using GDT solution elements, that are tightly aligned to client business requirements. They take an active role in the performance management process by completing goal setting, interim review, and year-end review on a timely basis and soliciting ongoing feedback.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides support to GDT clients across their enterprise infrastructure and management platforms to ensure realization of optimal and efficient systems utilizing established standards, procedures and methodologies.
• A principal architect is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of GDT clients’ solutions made up of data, networks, services and tools.
• Principal architects will be responsible for overseeing, improving and updating enterprise technologies, capabilities, tooling, hardware, software and licensing.
• This role requires complex thinking and strategizing to ascertain which legacy systems can be optimized, what software or hardware functionality can be modernized, and which services or products will support current/future state business strategies across each department.
• Principal architects work across the organization, determining the needs of a range of client operations and processes.
• It’s a role that requires strong communication and analytical skills to ensure that GDT solutions have the solution elements - holistically assembled - to drive client and GDT success.
• Principal architects will provide financial and operational improvement metrics for Clients, demonstrating improved business outcomes and impact.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Demonstrated successful enterprise architect must have and combine communication, analytical, leadership, teamwork and complex problem-solving skills.
• Experience with multiple technologies (subject matter experts on at least two or three technology areas and a broad understanding of many more).
• Ability to translate GDT client strategies (business, financial and technical) into optimal, efficient scalable and measurable solutions that empower the client business; including the ability to provide solutioning with the tenants of an end-to-end solution delivering objective outcomes, while satisfying business requirements.
• Other skills and expertise include business concepts, system architecture, strategy development and enterprise solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to solve solution challenges through the solutioning and pursuit lifecycle to create business-aligned deal-winning architectures.
• Proven experience supervising and provide technical guidance to other GDT's architects.
• Experience in preparing and presenting solutions to all levels of client leadership including C-Suite.

Certifications

• Possesses a variety of OEM and Industry entry-level, professional, specialist and expert certifications spanning multiple vendors and technologies. Examples include Cisco CCNA/CCNP/CCDP/CCIE/CCDE, NetApp NCTA/NCDA/NCSE/NCHCA, Fortinet NSE 1 - 8, Juniper JNCIA/JNCIP/JNCIS, etc.
• Also possesses professional certifications in other/cross-functional areas such as (ISC)² certifications, EXIN ITIL, Enterprise Architect Certifications (i.e., TOGAF), etc. There are many certifications, technologies and learning/certification tracks and options to satisfy this requirement, and the examples above are ONLY indicative examples.

Education

Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Security or the equivalent in experience.

Experience

Strong IT and technology expertise inclusive of broad knowledge in most areas of GDT's portfolio (network, collaboration, data center, cloud, security and CX) and expect level subject matter experience in two or more areas. Likely to possess deep knowledge of multiple industries or verticals based on experience.

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GDT believes in the power of technology to benefit humanity. As a global IT solutions provider, we bring IT to life for our clients by putting people first in all we do. Our mission is to accelerate our clients’ business goals by providing outcome-driven IT solutions and expertise for modern platforms, networks, and cybersecurity. We have a 26-year heritage and a global workforce. We are consistently recognized by our partners for our expertise across our solution stack and maintain more than 450 certifications with the world’s best-known technology providers. Our history, knowledge, and global reach provide a foundation for developing rich, sustainable services and solutions that bring our team to the forefront of IT leadership and expertise.